Florida has 1,997 golf courses: 12.3% of the US total of 16,298. That ranks #1 by count and #9 per person (8.54 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: OpenStreetMap, October 2026. Every feature tagged as a golf course, one point each. The National Golf Foundation counts about 16,000 courses. OpenStreetMap is community-made, so a few may be missing or out of date.
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<iframe src="https://get-instamaps.com/embed/rankings/golf-courses/florida" width="100%" height="440" style="border:2px solid #111" loading="lazy" title="Florida golf courses map — InstaMaps"></iframe>Golf course · Heritage Palms Golf & Country Club · Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf · Palmetto Golf Course (The Villages) · The Golf Club at South Hampton · The Groves Golf Course · The Meadows Country Club · Clermont National · Champions Club · Royal Lakes Golf Course and Clubhouse · Nicklaus Course @ Reunion Resort · Saint Johns Golf and Country Club
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